Updated July 09, 2025 by the ABC7 Data Team
Updated July 09, 2025 by the ABC7 Data Team

ABC7 is tracking crime and safety across the city of Chicago and in your neighborhood.


You can choose which crime to examine:

CTA Violent Crime
795

Last 12 months
Through June 30

Average Violent Crime on CTA
615

Yearly average
2021 to 2023

Violent Crime Rate
2

Per 1,000,000 CTA riders
Last 12 months

Average Violent Crime Rate
3

Per 1,000,000 CTA riders
2021 to 2023


Violent crimes on CTA transit over the last 12 months are up 29.3% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to Chicago Police Department data through June 30. However, more people are riding the CTA than in recent years, meaning that the rate of violent crimes per rider is much lower.

The city averaged 15 violent crimes on CTA trains and buses each week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 12 a week.

A closer look at Violent Crimes on CTA, neighborhood by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC7’s data team looked at the Chicago Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through June 30, 2025.

The map color codes each neighborhood by the violent crime rate on the CTA over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with violent crime rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of violent crimes on the CTA.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed figures, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.